Rack for advertising-cards



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RACK FOR ADVERTISING CARDS.

010,272,000. Patented F b. 6,1883.

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PATENT QFFICE.

MICHAEL UMBDENSTOUK, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

RACK.FORADVERTISIING-CARDS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 272,000, dated February6, 1883,

Application filed October 14,1880. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern J Beit known that 1, MICHAEL UMBDENSTOGK,residing at Ghicago,in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, and acitizen of the United States, have invented new and useful Iinprovementsin Receptacle-Racks 'for Advertising- (Jards, &c., of which thefollowing is a full description, reference being had to theaccompai'iying drawings, in which- I Figure lit-"la perspective view,showing a single rack or receptacle formed from several pieces of wire.Fig. 2 is asimilar view, showin g a slightlyan odified form ofreceptacle; and

Fig.3 is a front elevation, showing a series of connected receptacles.

. The object of my invention is to provide a .simple and comparativelyinexpensive wire frame or rack for holding advertising cards, beingespecially intended for railway and steamboat time-tables.

My invention is fully illustrated in the accompanying drawings,and Iwill now proceed to describe the same in detail, afterward pointing outthe improvements in the claims.

In the drawings, n represents the bottom; I), the supports orconnections; 0, the top d, the attaching eyes or loops; e, the spring.

As shown in Fig. 1, the horizontal base or bottom portions, to, theuprights b, and thehorizontal top portions, 0, are formed from a singlepiece of wire. The width, depth, and height of the receptacle willdepend upon the intended contents; but they should have such relationthe one to the other as not to cause an ungainly appearance, but awell-proportioned receptacle or rack.

The rear supporting or connectingpieces, b,

the upper front connecting-bar, c, and the lower front bar, a, and thecross-bars which support the advertising papers or sheets may be made ofsingle pieces in each instance, and may be brazed, soldered, orotherwise attached to the other portion of the receptacle; and it isevident that the top and bottom may be made from single pieces, thesupport or connecting pieces b from single pieces, and the cross-bars atthe bottom from single pieces, the several pieces being united in anysuitable manner.

In Fig. 3 a series of receptacles joined one to the other are shown. Inthis form of construction single receptacles like those shown in Figs. 1and 2 may be joined or united by soldering, brazing, or otherwise; orthe top and bottom may be formed in one continuous piece with therequired cross-bars at the bottom to furnish the support for advertisingcards or papers, and cross-bars at the top to divide one receptacle fromthe other, the top and bottom being supported by connectingpiecessoldered or otherwise. secured, and instead of arranging the receptaclesin the same plane, as shown in Fig. 3, they may be arranged in planesone above the other, so as to give a to the main wire, so as to receivethe holding nails or screws.

The depending spring-arm 0 may be a separate piece, or may be formedfrom the same piece of wire as the receptacle. The spring-arm dependsbetween the upright wires 11, and its upper portion is connected withthe laterallybent ends 0 of the rear upright wires, and it is soarranged as to bear against the contents and press the first one againstthe face of the receptacle without interfering with the removal orwithdrawal thereof.

By making the rackor receptacle entirely of wire or other small lightmaterial, it will be seen that it is essentially open on all sides,permittiug a free inspection of its contents and preventing anyaccumulation of dust or dirt to mar or soil the advertisement orcircular, and at the same time the entire front or first page can beread without withdrawing the paper or sheet. The rack thus formed islight, and at the same time strong and durable, and does not present anungainly appearance, and will overcome the objections to the use of theoldstyle box or case.

When used for railway or steamboat timetables the front of the rack maybe provided with a cross-bar having letters therein to indicate eachparticular road; or such letters may be made of wire, or an open-workletter of other material may be used.- For this. particular use a seriesof receptacles will be preferable to a singlereceptacle but singlereceptacles can be used, if desired.

I do not broadly claim a card rack or receptacle consisting of an openframe-work of wire, as such is not my invention but I limit myselfto thepeculiar construction of the parts as illustrated, wherebyl provide theupper and lower portions of the upright wires I) with lateral extensionsto and c, which serve as means, when desired,forconnecting a series ofthe receptacles together, as shown in Fig. 3.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is asfollows:

1. A rack for advertising-cards, consisting of the upright wires 1),bent laterally at their upper and lower ends to formhorizontal pro-"jecting portions 0 and a,said upright supports being connected by thetop'and bottom wires, 0 and a, and provided with a suspending eye orloop, (I, substantially as shown and described.

2. A rack for advertising-cards, consisting of the upright wires 1),bent laterally at their lower and upper ends to form horizontal pro-MICHAEL UMBDENSTO GK..

Witnesses:

O. W. BOND, l3. A. P non.

